BESCO WHOLESALE LTD
Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £4.96M | £4.67M |
| Current assets | £2.59M | £2.51M |
| Cash | £1.19M | £1.16M |
| Debtors | £498.0k | £496.3k |
| Net assets | £4.96M | £4.67M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 dissolution
- • 1 dissolution
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 dissolution
- • 1 gazette
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-20📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2026-04-28📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-10-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-18🏢Company incorporatedAs BESCO WHOLESALE LTD
- 2017-01-18➕MACWHIRTER, Andrew Mac Whirter appointedsecretary
- 2017-01-18➕MACWHIRTER, Andrew Mac Whirter appointeddirector
- 2017-01-18📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
1 high ·Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-01-31
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew Mac Whirter Macwhirter Individual · British · DOB 10/1977 · age 49 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 18/01/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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